Developments across China, Japan, Korea, India, and the Pacific
Bank of JapanKazuo Ueda's hospitalization is generating uncertainty among investors over the central bank's messaging at its policy meeting next week, even as they remain convinced officials will raise interest rates.
Indonesia's bond selloff resumed on Thursday after a surprise interest-rate hike earlier this week provided only temporary relief, with investors once again focusing on the broader economic concerns that have fueled a market rout.
South Korea's antitrust regulator fined Coupang a record 624.7 billion won ($409 million) for a cyber-intrusion that escalated into a diplomatic dispute with the United States.
Seven people died and 17 were injured in an explosion in China's southwestern Guangxi region, Xinhua reports. Rescue operations are ongoing. The cause of the incident is being investigated.
Taiwan's benchmark stock index fell more than 2% in the latest trading session.
Japan's top government spokesman says Ueda's temporary hospitalization should not disrupt the BOJ's policymaking or government coordination.
The Bank of Korea announces a six-month extension of its policy to pay interest on excess foreign currency deposits held by financial institutions.
Japan's top government spokesman, Minoru Kihara, urges restraint and says he hopes the latest U.S.-Iran attacks will not intensify further.
Seven people died and 17 were injured in an explosion in southern China, the Xinhua news agency reported. According to preliminary data, the possibility of a domestic gas explosion has been ruled out. Police are conducting an investigation.
Hong Kong-listed shares of Alibaba Group fell nearly 4% on selling pressure.
Police in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, said a three-year-old girl was one of several children allegedly abused at a daycare center, according to her father Aldewa Anjasmara Halip.
Outrage is growing in Indonesia after police uncovered alleged abuse at a daycare center in Yogyakarta, where toddlers were found tied up.
Australia consumer inflation expectations for June stand at 5.5%, down from 5.6% previously.
A study finds that four days of extreme rain in Indonesia killed 7% of the world's rarest great apes.
Thailand's yield curve has become the steepest in emerging Asia, with some investors saying that makes its longer-dated bonds attractive given a divergence in interest-rate expectations there versus regional peers.
Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund Danantara launched its debut global dollar bond sale, testing investor appetite amid souring confidence in Southeast Asia's largest economy.
South Korea and the European Union said North Korea will never be recognized as a nuclear-weapon state, reaffirming their commitment to denuclearization days after China and North Korea pledged closer ties at a summit.
The 10-year Japanese government bond yield gave up earlier gains and slipped 0.5 basis point to 2.675%.
Seoul's KOSPI index rebounded into positive territory after erasing an early 4.4% decline.
China's central bank set the yuan midpoint at 6.8150 per dollar, compared with the previous close of 6.7738.
India is taking unprecedented measures to restore confidence in its national student examination system after a series of scandals fueled angry protests from young people and put pressure on Narendra Modi's government.
Tokyo stocks fell sharply in early trading Thursday, with the Nikkei index dropping over 2 percent after Wall Street declines amid Middle East tensions.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is set to visit Samsung Electronics for discussions on AI adoption, according to Yonhap.
Thousands march in Pakistan-administered Kashmir as clashes kill at least 15.
The 10-year Japanese government bond yield rose 1.0 basis point to 2.690% in trading.
Seven fatalities have been reported following an explosion in Guangxi, Chinese state media says.
South Korea lost 40,000 jobs in May, the first drop since the 2024 martial law attempt, according to Yonhap.
Activist investor Elliott has hit back at Australia’s biggest gold stock Northern Star by urging the beleaguered miner’s board to take urgent action and reconsider a sale as its valuation flounders.
The 30-year Japanese government bond yield rose 1.5 basis points to 3.865% in trading.
India is considering Canada as a potential supplier of crude oil, according to an Indian envoy.